Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Miami Heat | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 37.2% | 62.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 34.5% | 65.5% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 41.1% | 58.9% | +2.0 | ✗ (13.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.3% | 53.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Miami Heat -11 (80-91). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 37 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 31 | 6-14 | 0-3 | 9-10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 27 | 4-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 27 | 5-9 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 26 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 25 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 24 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 22 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 16 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | - |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Mason * | 45 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 12-12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 20 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 43 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 8-8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 17 | - |
| Brian Grant * | 38 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 37 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Tim Hardaway * | 37 | 5-15 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 | -3 | - |
| Anthony Carter * | 25 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | - |
| A.C. Green * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Eddie House * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Duane Causwell | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter